Abu Dhabi vs Semarang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Abu Dhabi	Semarang
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2070	$499
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4485	$1132
🏠 One person rent	$1417	$231
🏘️ Family rent	$2400	$389
🍽️ Food expenses	$439	$185
🚐 Transport expenses	$72.3	$39.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2675	$196
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	51	61
😀 Quality of life	85	49
🏙️ Population	1.57M	1.62M

The cost of living in Abu Dhabi is 315% more expensive than in Semarang. Cities ranked 1859th and 8720th ($2070 vs $499) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 29th in the United Arab Emirates and Indonesia, respectively. Check the United Arab Emirates vs Indonesia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Abu Dhabi compared to 0.4 months in Semarang. Abu Dhabi ranked 3rd best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Semarang ranked 13th in Indonesia, while ranked 447th and 6843rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Abu Dhabi vs Semarang

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	Abu Dhabi	Semarang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$9.29	$1.68
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$68.6	$11.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.56	$3.09
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$10.8	$2.14
☕ Cappuccino	$5.55	$1.43
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.15	$0.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1520	$253
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1151	$154
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2679	$457
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2026	$274
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$95.7	$39.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$146	$60.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$97.1	$17.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.26%	7.78%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4936	$1234
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$10145	$593
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.68	$0.24
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$25.9	$14.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.58	$3.27
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.75	$0.69
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.83	$1.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.62	$0.95
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.49	$0.86
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.36	$1.39
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.6	$5.87
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.91	$2.74
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.4	$8.72
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.39	$2.28
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.82	$1.58
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.75	$1.92
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.36	$1.36
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.17	$1.42
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.38	$2.08
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.41	$0.28
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.45	$1.01
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.5	$17.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.38	$2.03
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.2	$1.87
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.82	$1.19
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.05	$0.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.75	$0.83
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$5	$0.66
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$63.9	$19.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.5	$2.53
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$79.6	$12.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.9	$2.13
👖 Brand Jeans	$55.9	$30.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$94.2	$57.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$649	$43.7
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13889	$2303

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Cities near Abu Dhabi

Distance	City	Cost of living
117 km or 73 mi	Madinat Zayed	$1710
129 km or 80 mi	Dubai	$2420
142 km or 88 mi	Sharjah	$1473
143 km or 89 mi	Al Ain	$1457
152 km or 94 mi	Ajman	$2183
170 km or 105 mi	Umm al-Quwain	$1148
211 km or 131 mi	Fujairah	$1214
237 km or 147 mi	Ras al-Khaimah	$1373
300 km or 187 mi	Doha	$2014
318 km or 198 mi	Al Khor	$1923
356 km or 221 mi	Bandar Abbas	$635
365 km or 227 mi	Nizwa	$796
395 km or 246 mi	Seeb	$1080
425 km or 264 mi	Riffa	$1109
427 km or 265 mi	Manama	$1309
428 km or 266 mi	Isa Town	$1192
439 km or 273 mi	Muscat	$1135
454 km or 282 mi	Jahrom	$545
468 km or 291 mi	Dhahran	$931
481 km or 299 mi	Dammam	$1037
486 km or 302 mi	Al-Mubarraz	$793
501 km or 311 mi	Fasa	$541
514 km or 320 mi	Qatif	$823
548 km or 341 mi	Jubail	$928
568 km or 353 mi	Sirjan	$545
575 km or 357 mi	Jiroft	$575
599 km or 372 mi	Shiraz	$565
610 km or 379 mi	Bushehr	$465
617 km or 384 mi	Borazjan	$489
620 km or 385 mi	Marvdasht	$547
632 km or 392 mi	Kazerun	$523
637 km or 396 mi	Chabahar	$575
649 km or 404 mi	Bam	$563
678 km or 421 mi	Rafsanjan	$613
698 km or 434 mi	Kerman	$761
701 km or 435 mi	Iranshahr	$627
741 km or 460 mi	Yasuj	$487
775 km or 481 mi	Riyadh	$1632
790 km or 491 mi	Al Wafrah	$1281
792 km or 492 mi	Behbahan	$492

Cities near Semarang

Distance	City	Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi	Salatiga	$424
80 km or 50 mi	Surakarta	$405
82 km or 51 mi	Pekalongan	$474
93 km or 58 mi	Yogyakarta	$445
142 km or 88 mi	Tegal	$478
143 km or 89 mi	Madiun	$445
175 km or 109 mi	Cilacap	$470
200 km or 124 mi	Kediri	$453
206 km or 128 mi	Cirebon	$515
212 km or 132 mi	Banjar	$478
229 km or 142 mi	Blitar	$439
229 km or 143 mi	Mojokerto	$419
248 km or 154 mi	Tasikmalaya	$359
253 km or 157 mi	Batu	$408
258 km or 160 mi	Surabaya	$549
268 km or 166 mi	Malang	$379
285 km or 177 mi	Pasuruan	$459
315 km or 195 mi	Bandung	$536
318 km or 198 mi	Cimahi	$502
321 km or 199 mi	Probolinggo	$476
385 km or 239 mi	Sukabumi	$551
386 km or 240 mi	Bekasi	$556
401 km or 249 mi	Bogor	$467
402 km or 250 mi	Depok	$391
403 km or 251 mi	Jakarta	$684
415 km or 258 mi	South Tangerang	$536
427 km or 265 mi	Tangerang	$609
481 km or 299 mi	Serang	$488
498 km or 310 mi	Cilegon	$487
533 km or 331 mi	Bali	$1175
561 km or 348 mi	Ubud	$822
562 km or 349 mi	Denpasar	$496
595 km or 370 mi	Bandar Lampung	$362
602 km or 374 mi	Metro	$417
613 km or 381 mi	Banjarmasin	$461
618 km or 384 mi	Banjarbaru	$449
653 km or 406 mi	Mataram	$409
656 km or 408 mi	Palangka Raya	$464
767 km or 476 mi	Palembang	$388
782 km or 486 mi	Pontianak	$411